This agreement is between you (the “author”) and Colin James Medley, trading as The Handy Man To Know (ABN 70 545 298 533) (“we”, “the shop”). By creating an author account and publishing a book, you agree to it. Our general Terms & Conditions also apply.
1. You keep your rights
You keep all copyright and ownership in your book. You are the publisher; we are the shopfront and the checkout. You grant us a non-exclusive licence to store, display, market, sell, and deliver your book (and any sample and audiobook you upload) to buyers through our platform, for as long as your book is listed. You can take your book down at any time; that ends the licence for future sales but not for copies already sold.
2. What you promise us (warranties)
By uploading a book, you confirm that:
- You own the book, or have all the rights and permissions needed to sell it here (including for the cover, any images, and the audiobook narration).
- Your book does not infringe anyone's copyright, trade mark, privacy, or other rights.
- Your book is not defamatory, and does not contain unlawful, hateful, or harmful content, or content that sexualises children.
- Everything you tell us — your identity, your right to be paid, and the book's details — is true.
3. Fees
Publishing and selling are free — there is no setup fee and no monthly cost:
- Free to list. Create your shop, upload your book, and it goes live automatically once you've uploaded a book file.
- 20% per sale. For each paid sale, the shop keeps 20% and you receive the remaining 80%.
All fees are in AUD and include GST where applicable. We may change our fees in future; we'll give you reasonable notice, and changes won't apply to sales already made.
4. How you get paid
- Buyers pay through our platform. Payments are collected into the shop's payment account (processed by Stripe).
- For each paid sale, your share (80% of the sale price) is recorded as owed to you.
- We pay out what you're owed to the payment details you give us. We settle balances on a regular basis; very small balances may be held until they reach a minimum payout amount. Refunds and chargebacks are deducted from amounts owed.
- You are responsible for your own tax on your earnings.
5. Pricing and your book
You set your own prices (within any limits shown in your dashboard). You're responsible for the quality, accuracy, and description of your book, and for keeping your files working. You may edit or update your book at any time.
6. Content standards
You must not list: pirated or infringing works; books you don't have the right to sell; content that is unlawful, defamatory, or that harasses or endangers anyone; or content that sexualises minors. We may set additional content guidelines and update them from time to time.
7. Suspension and removal
We can remove or suspend a book, or an author account, at any time — including without prior notice — if we reasonably believe it breaks this agreement, infringes someone's rights, is unlawful, or exposes the shop or its users to risk. Where practical, we'll tell you why and give you a chance to fix it. Money already owed to you for genuine past sales remains payable, unless those sales are themselves fraudulent or subject to refund.
8. Your responsibility (indemnity)
Because you are the publisher, you are responsible for your book. To the extent permitted by law, you agree to cover us for reasonable losses, claims, and costs that arise from your book or your breach of this agreement — for example, a claim that your book infringes someone's copyright or defames them. We'll tell you promptly about any such claim and give you a fair chance to respond.
9. Copyright complaints
If someone reports that your book infringes their rights under our Copyright & Takedown Policy, we may remove or disable it while we look into it. Repeated or serious infringement can lead to your account being closed.
10. Ending the arrangement
You can stop selling and close your account at any time. We can end this agreement on reasonable notice, or immediately for a serious breach.
11. General
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia, and subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria and the Commonwealth of Australia. Nothing here removes rights you have under the Australian Consumer Law or other laws that can't be excluded. If part of this agreement can't be enforced, the rest still applies.
Questions before you publish? Email support@oimailman.com.
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